All About JEE Main 2020: Eligibility, Exam pattern, Syllabus and Imp. Dates
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The Joint Entrance Examination, Main popularly called as JEE Main is the National Level examination conducted for the students seeking admission in Undergraduate Engineering Programmes at the NITs IIITs, and other government-funded Engineering institutes.
JEE Main is also the eligibility for JEE Advanced which is the entrance exam for admission to programmes offered by the IITs.
The exam will be conducted twice a year: in January and in April. There are two papers in the exam: Paper 1 for B.E & B.Tech and Paper 2 is for B.Arch & B.Planning.
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for JEE Mains 2020 as released by The National Testing Agency (NTA) is as follows:
- Age Limit: Students with date of birth on or after October 1, 1995, will be eligible. The Reserved category candidates have been given relaxation in Age Limit as per the Government norms.
- Year of Passing Qualifying Examination: Students who passed their XII or equivalent exam in 2018, 2019 or appearing in 2020 are eligible for applying in JEE Main 2020.
- Subjects in Qualifying Examination: Students with Physics and Mathematics along with either Chemistry or Biology or Biotechnology are eligible for Paper 1 of JEE Main 2020. For Paper 2, Mathematics is a mandatory subject with 50% aggregate in 5 subjects. Candidates must have 5 subjects in their qualifying paper.
- Number of Attempts: Students can appear for the exam thrice, that too in consecutive years. Appearing for both the sessions in the same year will be counted as a single attempt.
The Application Form
- Every candidate is required to fill only one application form. Multiple Application is subject to rejection.
- The application filling process will start from 2nd September for the January session and from 7th February for the April Session. Scroll down to know the important dates for both the sessions.
- The complete registration process had multiple steps: Online Registration, Filling of online Application form, Uploading your passport size photograph and signatures, Payment of application fee and printing the application for future reference. Check the details here: https://jeemain.nic.inÂÂ
Syllabus
| Paper 1 | Various topics from Physics, Chemistry, and MAthematics studied in std 11th and 12th |
| Paper 2 | Topics from Aptitude, Mathematics, and Drawing |
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The Exam Pattern
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Paper 1 (B.Tech/ B.E ) |
Paper 2 (B.Arch/ B.Planning) |
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| Mode of Examination | CBT |
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| Duration of Examination |
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3 hours |
| Medium of Exam | Hindi and English* | Hindi and English |
| Parts of paper |
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| Number of Questions | 90 (with each section having 30 questions) | 82 |
| Marking Scheme | +4- for each correct answer
-1 for each incorrect answer |
+4- for each correct answer
-1 for each incorrect answer (For the JEE Main Drawing section, marks will be allocated on the basis of drawing skills) |
paper 1:
| Subjects | Maximum Questions | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | 30 | 120 |
| Chemistry | 30 | 120 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 120 |
| Total | 90 questions | 360 marks |
Paper 2:
| Subjects | Maximum Questions | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 30 | 120 |
| Aptitude Test | 50 | 200 |
| Drawing | 02 | 70 |
| Total | 82 questions | 390 marks |
Important Dates
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Events |
Important Dates |
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January Session |
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| Registration | September 2 to 30, 2019 |
| Availability of admit card | December 6, 2019 |
| JEE Main 2020 January session | January 6 to 11, 2020 |
| Announcement of Results | January 31, 2020 |
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April Session |
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| Registration | February 7 to March 7, 2020 |
| Release of admit card | March 16, 2020 |
| JEE Main 2020 April session | April 3 to 9, 2020 |
| Declaration of Results | April 30, 2020 |
For Foreign Students
From this year onwards, JEE Main is made mandatory for the foreign students, seeking admission to technical courses in institutes such as IIITs, NITs, another government-funded technical institute